As a result, they may place
greater psychological importance on the bullying message, and therefore suffer more, and demonstrate less resilience.
That was the message of a talk by Dr. Miriam Tatzel at the American
Psychological Association's 122nd annual convention, which was held recently in Washington, D.C. Presenting her research to the assembled psychologists, Tatzel stressed the
importance of playing down consumerism as a route to fulfillment and boiled down the research on the subject into a handful of scientifically validated principles to follow for
greater happiness.